Democrat Warren beats Brown in Mass. Senate race

Associated Press

Publication: theday.com

Boston - Democrat Elizabeth Warren has been elected to the Senate from Massachusetts in a hard-fought battle against Republican Sen. Scott Brown.

It was the most expensive Senate contest in the nation this year, with the candidates spending a combined $68 million, and one of the most closely watched races.Warren is a Harvard Law professor and former Obama administration adviser who helped create the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in the wake of the mortgage crisis and the meltdown on Wall Street.